Trinity Episcopal Church, 651 Pequot Ave., in Southport will hold its annual Veterans Day Remembrance Event with a dramatic, multicultural program honoring the role that children have played in wars of the modern age, from World I until today.
The 45-minute performance will take place at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 and will include moving accounts from across the globe using historic sound effects, light and memoirs. It is estimated that more than 13 million children died in World War II alone.
The Remembrance Event will include instructive stories about real lives of children caught in the grip of war, covering such flashpoint events as the London blitz, the French resistance, the Hitler Youth, the plight of Jewish children and the contributions of U.S. children who fooled recruiters to join the armed forces during World War II.
“Attendees at this special service will hear untold stories from the past, consider the spiritual and moral impacts of war on children and ask if the world has learned from this painful history,” said Rev. Peggy Hodgkins, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church.
“Children at War” is open to all free of charge regardless of their religious outlook; no affiliation with the church is required. A reception will follow the event in Trinity”™s Parish Hall. For more, call 203-255-0454.
